In the early hours of Thursday, at about 1:45 am, sit-in protesters in Kano who had occupied the Silver Jubilee Square – where the protesters named Liberation Square – in the city were violently disparsed by police using tear gas.
The police officers fired tear gas and beat protesters to force them out of a square they had occupied in in protest over soaring fuel prices.

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Nigerian police are accused of using teargas to disperse a group of activists who had tried to occupy part of Kano overnight #fuelsubsidy

The protesters tried to regroup but the police sustained their crackdown ensuring complete dispersal of the protesters. However, the protesters have vowed to continue.
The governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, had reportedly warned that he would not allow any protest against the policy in the state.

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The Nigerian Police are still following the #Kano Protesters to Sabuwar Kofa firing tear gas and shooting randomly. #occupynigeria

In Ado Ekiti, the capital city of Ekiti state, it was a joint sqaud of armed mobile police and officers of the State Security Service (SSS) that disparsed protester who were gathering on Thursday morning to kick off protests.